Tagged: Oslo

Red version of controversial statue unveiled in Oslo’s Ekebergparken The Local A 20-foot-tall statue by artist Paul McCarthy, officially named Santa but known colloquially as the “Butt Plug Gnome,” has been unveiled in Oslo....

Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. In this continuing series, we ask ordinary travelers about their favorite lesser-known corners of Norway. The author of this article is May Kamalick from Springfield, Virginia. Here she shares...

Mona Juul, Terje Rød-Larsen, and their peace process are celebrated through theater Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. It is interesting that in modern times so many proponents of peace have arisen from the small country...

Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. I visited the Norsk Folkemuseum (the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History) in Bygdøy, Oslo, for the first time in 2004. I enjoyed my visit because I found this open-air...

Some 100,000 fans descended on Oslo for the eight-day street football tournament played by homeless athletes The Local The 2017 Homeless World Cup competition appears to be the largest of its kind in its...

A planned gay-friendly mosque will allow female imams and mixed-gender prayer The Local The mosque, which will be located in the center of the Norwegian capital, will be called Masjid al-Nisa’ (The Women’s Mosque),...

Six new electric buses will be used in Oslo’s mass transit traffic starting this November M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway On January 11, Ruter, the Oslo Public Transport Authority, presented its plan for zero-emission...

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